Ayse AkincigilSchool of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USAJ Gen Intern Med 23:115-21. 2008

Diagnosis and treatment of depression in older community-dwelling adults: 1992-2005

Ayse AkincigilSchool of Social Work, Center for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, and Outcomes, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USAJ Am Geriatr Soc 59:1042-51. 2011

Donald R HooverCenter for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, The State University of New Jersey, 30 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USAAdm Policy Ment Health 35:231-40. 2008

Bipolar medication use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-AIDS and bipolar disorder

Ayse AkincigilSchool of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USAJ Gen Intern Med 23:115-21. 2008

..However, many patients fail to consistently remain on these treatments over time, and long-term adherence has not been well described...

Diagnosis and treatment of depression in older community-dwelling adults: 1992-2005

Ayse AkincigilSchool of Social Work, Center for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, and Outcomes, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USAJ Am Geriatr Soc 59:1042-51. 2011

..To examine evolving patterns of depression diagnosis and treatment in older U.S. adults in the era of newer-generation antidepressants...

Donald R HooverCenter for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, The State University of New Jersey, 30 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USAAdm Policy Ment Health 35:231-40. 2008

..This suggests that inpatient treatment for NDPI is shifting into less expensive settings which may reflect cost-cutting strategies, preferences for less restrictive settings, and outpatient treatment advances...

Bipolar medication use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-AIDS and bipolar disorder

..The study examined relationships between adherence to bipolar medication and to antiretroviral therapy, measured by medication fills, among patients with diagnoses of bipolar disorder and HIV infection...

Use of Medicaid data to explore community characteristics associated with HIV prevalence among beneficiaries with schizophrenia

James WalkupInstitute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USAPublic Health Rep 126:89-101. 2011

..We demonstrated the potential of Medicaid data to address this gap...

Prevalence of diagnosed HIV disease among medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia in U.S. metropolitan areas

..Interventions need to be tailored to the needs of these distinct subpopulations, with an emphasis on development of supportive care interventions for older IDUs...

The Quality of Medication Treatment for Mental Disorders in the Department of Veterans Affairs and in Private-Sector Plans

Katherine E WatkinsDr Watkins, Dr Sorbero, Dr Paddock, and Dr Pincus are with RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California e mail Dr Pincus is also with the Department of Psychiatry College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City Dr Smith is with IMPAQ International, Columbia, Maryland Dr Akincigil and Dr Huang are with the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Dr Akincigil is also with the School of Social Work, Rutgers University Dr Woodroffe is with IMPAQ International, Wellesley, Massachusetts Dr Crystal is with the Center for Health Services Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, and Outcomes, Rutgers UniversityPsychiatr Serv 67:391-6. 2016

..The quality of mental health care provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was compared with care provided to a comparable population treated in the private sector...

National trends in second-generation antipsychotic augmentation for nonpsychotic depression

Tobias GerhardErnest Mario School of Pharmacy and Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 112 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901J Clin Psychiatry 75:490-7. 2014

..This study estimates national trends and patterns in use of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) for adjunctive treatment of nonpsychotic adult depression in office-based practice...

..This study evaluates the frequency and predictors of tobacco-use identification, counseling for tobacco dependence, and the prescription of cessation medications in a nationally representative sample of physician-patient encounters...

Incarceration rates of persons with first-admission psychosis

Jonathan D PrinceRutgers University School of Social Work, 536 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1167, USAPsychiatr Serv 58:1173-80. 2007

..Demographic and clinical risk factors for jail placement were investigated over a four-year period after hospital discharge...

..Some subgroups of the elderly, such as women and the chronically ill, were vulnerable to a high prescription expenditures burden throughout the 1990s...

Tobacco Smoking as a Risk Factor for Increased Antibiotic Prescription

Michael B SteinbergRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Division of General Internal Medicine, New Brunswick, New Jersey Rutgers School of Public Health, Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, New Brunswick, New Jersey Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Population Science Section, New Brunswick, New Jersey Electronic addressAm J Prev Med 50:692-8. 2016

..Potential factors affecting antibiotic prescription, such as tobacco use, could dramatically influence this public health crisis. The study determined the magnitude of impact that tobacco use has on antibiotic prescribing patterns...

Zidovudine use during pregnancy among HIV-infected women on Medicaid

Usha SambamoorthiInstitute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USAJ Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 30:429-39. 2002

..The authors also compare and contrast the correlates of ZDV use during pregnancy in each of the preguideline and postguideline periods...

Prevalence and treatment of diagnosed depression among elderly nursing home residents in Ohio

..To examine the prevalence and treatment of diagnosed depression among elderly nursing home residents and determine the resident and facility characteristics associated with diagnosis and treatment...